THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

21493

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: THOR BURNER 2 R/B

International designator: 1967-010B

Object number (NORAD): 2741

Object ID (CCSDS): 2741

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.759 minutes

Inclination: 98.9517 deg

SMA: 7172.719 km

Apoapsis: 832.947 km

Periapsis: 756.221 km

RAAN: 289.8649 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0053485

Argument of periapsis: 107.3446 deg

Mean anomaly: 253.3594 deg

Mean motion: 14.291475 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000369 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016134728 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 02741U 67010B 25346.28191531 .00000369 00000-0 16135-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 02741 98.9517 289.8649 0053485 107.3446 253.3594 14.29147500 58570

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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2025-12-04 06:47:06	0.0002712604	124.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-17 05:35:06	0.0008401943	747.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB *	SSO	2025-01-23 22:27:56	0.000126728	489.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-12-15 12:00:01	0.0008779573	104.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-10-31 17:36:28	0.0003435901	968.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

THOR BURNER 2 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 8, 1967, 8 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 8, 1967, 8 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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